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TRACE's spokesman Babatunde Akinbiyi told AFP that "from the preliminary investigation that was conducted, definitely there was overspeeding on the part of the SUV Anthony Joshua was travelling in".
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Informed by his law background, Rhodes places a particular emphasis on the part of the oath that states they will defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
From Salon
A certain fond self-deprecation on the part of Sony Pictures, which made the killer-snake epic, proves a sound-enough basis for a genial comedy from the same studio about two middle-aged goofballs who decide to remake “Anaconda” on a laughable budget: $43,000.
“Asad is so good that he overcame a really substantial reluctance on the part of Bob” to have a chief brand officer, said media executive Kevin Mayer, who worked at Disney for more than two decades, most recently as head of its streaming services.
"Without political will and courage on the part of leaders, it will not be possible to conclude negotiations that have dragged on for 26 years," Lula said in his opening speech at the Mercosur summit in Foz do Iguacu.
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